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Ancient RNA promises to shed light on how genes functioned in extinct animals

Pending bills targeting decennial census and American Community Survey would make results less reliable

Unlike in the past, agency searches appear to exclude help from outside academic researchers

Amid growing investment in the field, a new paper argues it rests on shaky foundations

Lawmakers reject Trump’s request for deep cuts to research programs

A retreat from investments in drugs and vaccines leaves U.S. less prepared for the next viral scourge, experts warn

Coronal mass ejections would make it hard for planets to keep an atmosphere and host life

As existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it

The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges

Filter-feeding flying reptile was likely devoured by a dinosaur during the early Cretaceous

Arachnids build large lookalikes to ward off predators

A relatively unknown species is producing a notorious neurotoxin, devastating sea life

Advance underscores the importance of materials science for quantum computing

Culling proceeds after Canada’s Supreme Court ends heated 11-month battle over the fate of more than 300 birds

Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap supports important fisheries and wildlife

Coiled nerves allow the reptiles to move their peepers in multiple directions at once without moving their heads

Science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on the “most famous scientist of the 20th century, and the most infamous of the 21st”

New effort is modeled after the state’s long-running cancer research institute

Mud-dwelling cable bacteria construct metal organic frameworks to grow

Entering its second decade, philanthropy with Facebook fortune has shed social causes and now focuses on ambitious science dream